Music At The Palace

The Electric Palace in Harwich is now well established as a venue for live music – staged at approximately monthly intervals. The programmes are run by a team of volunteers with the proceeds going towards the upkeep and maintenance of the lovely historic building. We feature a mixture of Folk & Roots, Jazz and now Pop!

Jazz - Bohem Ragtime Jazz band - They have been coming to the Palace for several years - ever popular and coming again in May 2016The band has appeared at the greatest jazz festivals in Europe and North America.

Jazz - Tina May brings to life the music of Edith Piaf, France’s most beloved entertainer, national icon and musical legend.

Folk and Roots - Scotland's Tannahill Weavers - one of Scotland's premier traditional bands. Their diverse repertoire spans the centuries with fire-driven instrumentals, topical songs, and original ballads and lullabies.

Folk and Roots - Belinda O'Hooley and Heidi TidowMOJO Folk Album of the Year award for groundbreaking album 'The Hum', O’Hooley & Tidow are regarded as lionhearted trailblazers of contemporary music and songwriting.

Folk and Roots - Craobh Rua - regarded around the world as one of the finest ambassadors of Irish traditional music, they bring life to a wide array of instruments including the banjo, mandolin, fiddle, uilleann pipes, tin whistle, guitar and vocals.

Georgie Fame - he came to play to a full house show to raise funds for previous structural repairs appeal.

Pop - The 60's BritPop Girls Show "Superb show with Helen's wonderful vocal interpretations of Sandy, Cilla, Lulu and especially Dusty, plus marvellous instrumental backings and a special feature from the band. To say the audience were ecstatic would be an understatement!"

Jazz- Ray Gelato and the Giants - The ' Godfather of Swing'.

Folk and Roots - Jez Lowe - Nominated in the 2015 BBC Folk Awards for best singer and best new song he is one of the busiest live performers in the country.

Folk and Roots - Vin Gartbutt - over 40 years of constant world wide touring which must make him some kind of elder statesman of folk. He is renowned for his hilarious intros but for him his song lyrics are the crux of his performance.

Prof Julian Vincent plays Cine Variety at the EP Centenary in 2011

Jazz - Enrico Tomasso - One of today’s finest trumpeters Enrico is a regular nominee at the British Jazz Awards and has received the Best Trumpet Award in 2012.

Jazz - The New Orleans Z’hulus play festivals and clubs throughout Europe. All of the members have either lived, or spent, considerable time in New Orleans recording, or playing with the ‘greats’ of this music.

Folk and Roots - Nancy Kerr - respected interpreter of traditional material, Nancy’s emergence as a writer of rare style has drawn comparisons to William Blake in her reawakening of a radical folk mythology as a backdrop for contemporary narratives about love and conflict, motherhood, migration, hardship and jubilation, and the tensions between rural and urban life.

Jazz - London Hot Rhythm Boys - Specializing in Jazz from the 20's and 30's. This is John Sutton's band - he with the snare drum. Battling him with his guitar in front of the Palace steps is Tom 'Spats' Langham. Duncan Galloway leader of the Pasadena Roof Orchestra, is looking into the sousaphone of Malcolm Sked whilst the trombonist, Andy Hillier cheers them on.

Folk - 'Sensations of a Wound' - The journey of a Yorkshire soldier caught up in the enormity of the First War.Performed by two celebrated folk artists; Jim Boyes and Belinda O’Hooley centred around the story of Jim’s grandfather; Robert Riby Boyes and his “long long trail” through the First World War.

Jazz - The Tendring Thunderbirds - Photo: Dawid Czaja

Jazz - John Etheridge - A jazz/fusion guitarist, he began playing at 13, his primary influences then being Hank Marvin of The Shadows and Django Reinhardt.

Jazz - Richard Exall & Amy Roberts - Both multi-instrumentalists, they perform an eclectic range of high octane music on a range of clarinets, saxophones and flute.

Folk

Set up in 2012 by a group of enthusiasts, the first two years of folk and roots based events has proved very successful and will continue to run on a regular basis. Top acts such as Vin Garbutt, Jez Lowe,The Mellstock Band and John Kirkpatrick have already appeared and we look forward to bringing many more nationally and internationally known artistes to the Palace in the future.

To book tickets for a concert or info:Call the Electric Palace Folk Box Office most days and evenings.
Mobile 07870 620273Email folk@electricpalace.com

Why not combine your visit to the Electric Palace with a meal or a stay at The Pier at Harwich? Delicious all-day dining, afternoon teas and the very best seafood, wines and service. Take a look at the restaurant and menu here.